Soft collar



Nov. 29, 1927. 1,650,717

G. w. JONES ET AL SOFT COLLAR Filed June 21, 1927 Patented Nov.29,1927.

UNITED STATES A 1,650,717 PATENT OFFICE.

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SOFT COLLAR.

Application filed June 21, 1927. Serial No. 200,471.

This invention relates to a soft collar and the principal object thereof is to provide means in a practical and convenient form for stiffening the points of the collar. The 1nvention also involves this means in such form that it will not cause any bunching of .the material at the corners or edges and will not have any free inner edge which would buckle, roll back or fray; also to PI'OVldQthlS construction with such a lining for thls purpose that it can be laundered 1n the usual way and will adhere in the process of noning, to the ordinary lining of the collar from which it is entirely separated, thus addlng to the stiffness of the collar points.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to' the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is an illustrationof a collar constructed in a preferred manner, shown as attached to a shirt, and illustrating the band and the collar in front elevation with the collar turned up from the band;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the rear ends of the same;

' Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of one polnt of the collar turned inside out to illustrate the stiffening means in full lines;

Fig. 4 is a view of the stiifenlng member;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken at the top of Fig. 3, and looking downwardly; and

. Fig. 6 1s a the collar.

This invention can be applied to an attached or detached collar but it is particularly valuable in the attached varlety. The collar itself is made in the usual way with a front layer 10 of the fabric which is to show in front attached to the band 11 in the usual way. This collar has a rear surface layer 12 attached to the rear layer'13 of the band. The collar is provided with a lining 14 just behind the front layer 10 and runmn with it throughout the length of the col ar.

The rear member 12 is provided at each of the points with a stiffening member 15. This stiffening member is formed of comparatively coarse cloth but it may be of the same grade of material as the lining 14. It has the shape shown in Fig. 4, the point being cut off along the straight line 16 and .treme point of the collar.

perspective view of one end ofa notch 17 being provided in the edge which 1s to be bound into the seam 18 along the line between the collar and the band. The edge 12 1s sewed to the fabric 12 by a line of stitches 20 parallel with the edge preferably and thls edge is not sewed to any other layer of the collar. Therefore it constitutes a art of this rear layer of fabric. Naturally 1t is sewn in posltion with the parts turned wrong side out as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, or at least the parts are assembled in that way.

It will be seen that the edge seams with which all collars are made, ass through the edges of the stiffener mem er 15 and that the seam 18 whlch connects the collar proper withthe band also passes through the stif fener 15 near the edge having the notch 17. On account of these facts, this notch prevents the formation of a bunch at that point on the collar and the removal of the tip at 16 also prevents the same condition at the ex- The collar of course is turned right side out and can be ironed soft or starched semi-stiff or. in the ordlnary stiff manner. the two layers of coarse cloth 14 and 15 together throughout the surface of the stiffener member 15.

This forms a very stiff point, the stiffness of WhlCh is increased by the ironing operation. It is smooth throughout and resents no appearance on the front of the col ar that would indicate its presence. It is attached to the collar along part of the seam 18 and to the neck-band also at that oint, so as to have a firm connection with t ev main part of the collar. I

The ironing mats.

' Although we have illustrated and described only one form of the invention and shown it as attached to a shirt, we are aware of the fact that modlfications can be made and that it, can be applied to a separate collar without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore we do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what we do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a collar having a stiifening piece of fabric sewed the intersection of the two edge seams of intersection of the two edge seams of the the collar. collar and also having a notch cut in its 2. As an article of manufacture, a. collar upper edge at one end. 10 having a stiffening piece of fabric sewed into In testimony whereof we have hereunto 5 the inside thereof at the point, said fabric afllxed our signatures.

having the extreme point thereof cut off GEORGE W. JONES. short of the point of the collar and of the HARVEY D. ROBERSON. 

